The Wrong Girls is a 2026 American stoner comedy film written and directed by Dylan Meyer in her directorial debut. The film stars Kristen Stewart, Alia Shawkat, LaKeith Stanfield, Tony Hale, Zack Fox, Seth Rogen, Kumail Nanjiani, Kate McKinnon, and Geena Davis.
It was theatrically released in the United States by Neon on August 14, 2026. The film received mixed reviews from critics.
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Premise
Two codependent best friends living paycheck to paycheck and bong rip to bong rip get caught in a case of mistaken identity that throws their lives into chaos.
Cast
Kristen Stewart as Frankie/Frances
Alia Shawkat as Molly
LaKeith Stanfield as Not Metal Head Dave
Zack Fox as Josh
Tony Hale as Martin Flynn
Seth Rogen as the voice of Dio, a cat
Kumail Nanjiani as the voice of GG, a cat
Geena Davis as Dr. Chapman
Kate McKinnon as Dr. Olsen
Thomas Nicholson as Fritz
Thor Knai as Dagmar
Thomas La Barbera Christensen as Axel
Cate Blanchett as Deep Sea Expert
Sugar Lyn Beard as Mr. Kock
Production
The film is written by Dylan Meyer, who also serves as the director of the film. She wrote the story on personal experiences hanging out and getting high at home with her best friend. The script had been written over a decade ago and is what first brought her and Kristen Stewart together. Discussing the film in 2023, Stewart described it as a "stoner girl comedy" She is also a producer alongside Maggie McLean and Meyer for Nevermind Pictures, with Alex McAtee, James Weaver, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg for Point Grey Pictures, and Allison Rose Carter and Jon Read for Savage Rose Films. Scott Aharoni, Sinan Eczacibasi and Metin Alihan Yalcindag serve as executive producers for Curious Gremlin. It is distributed by Neon.
Stewart and Shawkat lead the cast which added Rogen, LaKeith Stanfield, Kumail Nanjiani, Zack Fox and Tony Hale in February 2025.
Todd Banhazl is cinematographer with singer-songwriter and composer Ty Segall involved in the project. Principal photography took place in Los Angeles with Punk band Mannequin Pussy giving a live performance at a closed Los Angeles DIY space. Filming began in February 2025 in Los Angeles and concluded in March 2025.
Release
The film was theatrically released in the United States by Neon on August 14, 2026.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 61% of 70 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "Proudly stupid and surprisingly sweet, The Wrong Girls coasts on Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat's chemistry, even as its barrage of stoner gags produces more genial laughs than truly memorable ones." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 59 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.